Food intolerance

A question from Karen @ The Sensitive Foodie Kitchen

As I embark on writing my first book about eating with food intolerances, I became curious about how an intolerance to food may be defined. I am hoping these questions will shed some light on it!

Thank you in advance for spending a couple of minutes answering, and please do share it with lots of people if you can, as the more answers I get, the better!

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* 1. Do you have a food intolerance?

Yes

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* 2. If no, do you have food/s you don't eat?

Yes

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* 3. If yes, is this because of:

taste

texture

smell

the look of it

it 'disagrees' with you - e.g. indigestion, upset stomach, rash, headache

bad previous experience

religious considerations

other

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Having answered question 3, do you now consider you have a food intolerance?

Yes